The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-20
THE eoHCoURr MEMOIRS
Documents snd Jadsraeuts About George
sand-The Aftsr-dinuer Talk OF the Fa-
nous wits OF the SECOND French Ernpire.

PARIS, Nov. 10.-Thanks to the thirst OF the
modern public for personal gossip about celeb.
rites. and thanks to tho readiness OF writers
to satisfy that desire. we now discount wha,
used to be the privileges OF posterity, and
know all about everybody almost before the
.rass has grown over his grave. There Ia
nothing to be said against this new literary
fashion. especially when 1t produces good and
interesting books, such as the journal des
Goncourt,' the second volume OF which has
Just been published by NJ Edmond dc Con-
court. This installment contains the memoirs
Of tho literary life OF the two brothers during
the years 1S62-65. when they were In weekly
and almost daily communication with men
whose names were Ronan, Th6ophile Gautier.
sainte- Beuve. Tame. Flaubert. Paul de Saint
Victor. and Gavarni, who were all habitues OF
the famous Diner Magny. which, by the
way, exists still. only since the war
OF 1870 the Restaurant Magny has
been abandoned by the Diner Magny.
which Is now served at Brebant's. 1t
hsppenedthat Just before reading the journal
des Goncourt" I had read Prof. Caro's postum
nous volume on George Sand, whose name,
after period Of oblivion. is once more shining
brilliantly In France. Her recently published
letters to Flaubert have recalled the author OF
Indiana" to public favor. and now Caros book
ID CHusInR tHo CEltlcb Huu tho w
break lances in honor Of Leila. for Caro- was the
idol OF half dozen literary salons in Paris, and,
philosopher as he was. he was. above all.
feminist" a captivator and guide OF women's
souls, Caro- judges George Sand without pas
sion. in discreet and gentemany prose. and Oh, ne
dle-cass soul with q Byronian IMAGINATION"
a mixture Of Pradhors. and artist" while
to to' NH hieratis COW from the banks Of the
to ssy It'll. Ss VIII s f1sgs s es sa ass
so 1%s! back sS from visit to Mms Sand at No:
courts have recorded the poets reply.
Amusing Like monastery q Morayian
long way from the railway station, They hid
ytrunk in q, bush. entered through the
snaa in the % as hs ood aN soo hft s4e
that. MARGINAL. the painter: was there, and
Nan" land what sort OF life does one lead at
BREAK fast at ten: At the last stroke Of the
and remalns half asleep throughout the break
Sic Sits down and talks. At that hour the
pronunc iation-for inst ance. on the pronunci-
alton Of d'GiHssnrs and ,aeiileur. At
writes until six Their. comes dinner q lasty
a%s MasiS GsSs ct. is s tSs :
private S theatrs Comes into the drawing
dn sssn Nine Sand draws horoscopes
Win WHSs saS snss Mofa sn
should 60 away; All! litera!aTe! Al the men;
ton Of the word they seemed al rs i they haS
only o1s mai their hesds and that mn
seeas Sns wa he
In the t ssed ana fhSt AZ
eeoef Nth the %ern nl%s HeSsvsT Manessa
point OF view OF the production Of copy she
immsdstely there rise Sefors her err psns 1 blue
ink cigarette s papers, Turkish t,o tot and
sRs For rule ysu R%s' haaT that Ell
happened to her once7 Something monstrous.
She finished q novel at o'clock in the morning
hod ss ma. 81 m. ThS sD D5d.
One f % Fl The
One Is for the reception OF letters for the post,
the other for letters for the house. In this
to want a comb wrote, m; dautier. such
Ing s at Q oeIosf was offered thirty Combs to
Il, their Journal; under date Of March 80 1862,
Fourth floor 9 Rue Racine. A little gentle
man OF 9rnary Gnsns III the door
court pushes door and we find ourselves in
a very large room. sort OF studio. At the
which filters tho crepuseular light OF S o'clock
IN the afternoon, with her back to the light
sits Eray shadow who does
seate shadow, With the sleepy air, is, Nine
the Mms ssna
tho aspect OF an automaton. She speaks With
neither rises nor falls nor grows animated In
her attitude there Is gravity, placidity
ns " her o. soW
gestures at the end q which You see necessarily
ments.,-the striking Of wax match bursting
Into little flame while a cigarette CLOVIS be-
Elementary. but with chldishness OF ideas. a |
shed us ss sRs
9o Man tTs a to ssq the a
Nohant, where performances are given for her
and her servant maid alone until o'clock in
the.morninG. Then we talked about her pro-
said that her work is not meritorious because
she always works with ease: She works every
uiput from u III tHe nOTHlus,. IHSH WOTkS
again in the day time for couple Of hours
and. adds Manceau, who explains her, u little |
like a Snowman exhibiting a phenomenon: 1t
makes no difference II you disturb her. Sup
pose you have a tap open In you: somebody |
comes in; !, you turn Of the, tap, Well, that's
Nine. Sand. do not mind being disturbed by |
sympathetic persons: for instance. by peasants |
who come to talk with me- Here followed a |
little humanitarian TRADE.
When We took leave OF Nine. Sand she rose. |
gave us her hand and accompanied us to the |
door. Then we saw a little OF her figure kind. |
gentle. and calm. the color gone but the
toned complexion, Her portraits, have all
grossened and thickened her visage."
From the Goncourt Journal We will extract |
few lines from the entry dated March II 1868.
II is the report OF a conversation at q Magny
dinner to which Gautier. and Neftzer. the
founder of lie Temps had Just been elected.
Sainte- Beuve took up his parable and attacked:
"Balzac Is not true to nature. He is q man
OF genius, IL you like, but he is u monster!"
We are all monsters. replies Gautier.
Who has painted our time? Where shall we
find picture Of our society? In what book. II
BalZac has not represented it?"
In Balzar all is Imagination. inyenti9n,"
cries Sainte. Beuve. sharply; " knew that Rue
Langlade II was not at all like that"
But in what novels do you find truth and